根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　If you lose 12 times on end, will you just give up? Dale Carnegie(卡耐基), a pioneer(先驅(qū))in public speaking and selfdevelopment, kept trying．And he became famous by showing people how to be successful．

　　Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States．The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old．In his teens, he had to get up at 3∶00 a.m．every day to milk the cows in his family．

　　When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks．His mother encouraged(鼓勵(lì))him：“Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

　　Carnegie tried to be more active in college．He joined the debate team(辯論隊(duì))．But one after another, he lost 12 meets．The young man was very disappointed in himself．He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures, but soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside．His hard work paid off(得到好結(jié)果)at last．In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known．

　　The young man made his own words come true：“Believe that you will succeed, and you will．”

　　In order to share his success, Carnegie opened up schools and wrote books．His best-sellers include“How to Win Friends and Influence People”and“How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”．More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages．They are still helping people on the road to success．

1．How many times did Carnegie lose on end in a public speaking?

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2．Why did Carnegie feel hopeless when he first entered college?

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3．What did he try to do after his mother encouraged him?

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4．Did he succeed at last? What words did he make come true?

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5．How many copies of his books have been printed?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family．When she was young, she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books．She also traveled a great deal(大量地)with her parents．

　　As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure．She enjoyed helping them．

　　At last her mind was made up,“I'm going to be a nurse．”She decided．

　　“Nursing isn't the right work for a lady,”her father told her．

　　“Then I will make it so．”She smiled．And then she went to learn nursing in Germany and France．

　　During the Crimean War in 1854, she and a team of thirty-eight nurses went to the front(前線)hospitals．What they saw there was terrible．Many soldiers died because the hospitals were dirty．But the brave nurses went to work hard to make the hospital clean and stop soldiers dying．Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men．Her only pay was smiles from the dying soldiers．But they were more than enough for this kind woman．

　　After the war she returned to England in 1856, and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria．But Florence said that her work had just begun．She raised money to build the Nightingale Home(療養(yǎng)院)for Nurses in London．She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries．

　　She died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse．In fact, it is because of her that we honor nurses today．

1．What did Nightingale love doing when she was a child?

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2．What did her father say when Nightingale decided to be a nurse?

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3．How long did Nightingale work in the front hospitals?

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4．Nightingale didn't make a lot of money during the Crimean War, did she?

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5．Why do we honor nurses today?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　(A)如果你打算去旅游，you will prepare your luggage．Here are some tips for you．

　　For flight, take a small and as light as a case as(B)________, unless you are traveling with someone who can carry it for you．A case with wheels is advisable(可取的)!If you travel alone, get a porter to help you if one is advisable．This may be expensive in some airports, but it means that you have a safe and happy trip, it may be worth doing! Try not to let someone run into you from behind and cause damage! This is often difficult in big airports．It is(C)________ to stand back and let impatient people get their luggage first than to risk damage!

　　Realize that you really do not need much, even when you are on a long flight．A sweater, a book, and a change of shirt or blouse in case are enough! Put your travel documents in it rather than carry an additional separate bag．(D)隨身帶些藥物，or at least enough to last for a few days．

　　Clothing for traveling should be light and loose, especially around the waist．Be careful of tight belts and jewelry．Wear comfortable shoes．Don't travel in short skirts or shorts．

　　(E)If you are well-prepared before traveling, you may feel comfortable during your travel．

1．將畫線部分(A)譯成英語：________

2．在(B)和(C)空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

3．將畫線部分(D)譯成英語：________

4．將畫線部分(E)改寫為：________ well before your traveling, ________ you'll feel uncomfortable．

5．寫出最能解釋本文的中心句：________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Wang Fei, a Chinese student, and Mary, an American student studying Chinese in China, were in a supermarket．They saw a young man walking down the stairs．In his hurry, he missed the last two steps and fell onto the ground．He tried to stand up while people around him laughed．Luckily, he seemed to be OK．

　　Mary found Wang Fei smiling a little and was not happy about it．“Tell me, Fei, how could people laugh when someone fell like that? Why didn't they go up and ask him if he was hurt?”

　　Wang Fei say,“Because they knew he wasn't hurt too much．”

　　“But I still don't understand．A fall is a fall．In my culture, people would never laugh!”

　　This is an example．The Chinese and the western will think and act difficultly when seeing such a thing．Chinese people are used to laughing or smiling．Very often the person who is in embarrassing situation would also laugh or smile to get out of it．However, if someone gets hurt seriously, it will not be a laughing matter any more．People will help him or her instead．

　　But, in that case, a westerner will rush over and help the person get up．If a westerner falls, he or she, like a Chinese person, may try to make a joke if he or she is not hurt．If two close friends are walking together, and one falls but clearly isn't hurt, a common joke is to say“Have a nice trip．”

　　So different people have different habits and different countries have different cultures．

1．Will Wang Fei and Mary think and act in the same way if they see a young man falling down?

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2．Why didn't people go up and ask the young man if he was hurt?

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3．What do Chinese people often do when they find themselves in embarrassing situation?

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4．What is a westerner likely to do when he or she sees someone fall down?

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5．What might Mary say to Wang Fei if he fell but clearly was not hurt?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Each year, many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons．They are becoming younger and younger year by year．Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school．They think their children can get a wider view, less academic(學(xué)業(yè))competition or family honor．But life can be hard for young people there．At first, they have to face the culture differences and language problems．However, these are not always the most difficult things to overcome．To most children, controlling(管理)themselves well is a big challenge when they study alone in a strange country．

　　Yu Yang, a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high school in Toronto, Canada．To his surprise, his teachers there seldom push students to study hard．And usually there isn't too much homework．Students have lots of free time to do some activities．Some of his friends spend their whole year's money in the first two months of the new term．So they have to ask their parents for some more money．

　　On the one hand, studying abroad can help students learn foreign languages quickly and open up their eyes, but on the other hand, some children may feel lonely, become bad, lose themselves, ect．Many problems may happen to them．These are different from their original(原來)thoughts．So parents should think them over before their children go abroad．

1．Why do Chinese parents send their children abroad?

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2．What do the students have to face in foreign countries at first?

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3．What is the students' big challenge when they study alone in a strange country?

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4．Do the students in Canada have more free time than those in China?

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5．What's the passage mainly about?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　India has been a good friend of China since old times．

　　Wen Jiabao, Chinese Premier, paid a visit to India two years ago．(A)It took this

friendship to a new high．He said 2006 would he“the Year of China-India Friendship”．(B)印度是一個(gè)具有悠久歷史的有趣的國(guó)家。Around 2, 000 BC, Indian civilization(文明)was born．It is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world．(C)________ is also the birthplace of Buddhism(佛教)．

　　Today, religion(宗教)is still an important part of Indian culture．There are many religions there．Most Indian people believe in Hinduism(印度教)．Cows are very special animal in India because Hinduism says they are holy(神圣的)．So Indians don't sell or eat beef．

　　India is also a developing country with a large population．It has about 1.03 billion people．More than two thirds of them still live a poor life in the countryside．(D)India has nobirth control, so its population is growing fast．By 2030, India could even have more people than China．

　　Hindi is the mother language of Indian people．But Britain took India in 1757 and stayed there(E)________ 1947．Because of this,(F)English became another official language in the country．

1．文中能替代畫線部分(A)的句子：________

2．將畫線部分(B)譯成英語：________

3．在(C)和(E)的空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語：________

4．將畫線部分(D)改寫為：India has ________　________ birth control．

5．將畫線部分(F)譯成漢語：________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　“Mother tells me that the most important thing is to study, and she almost never gives me any housework to do, though I really want some,”said Wang, a middle school student in Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong Province．

　　A report says that most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do more housework, but their parents usually do not think so．According to the report, 37％ of the teenagers do housework less than half an hour every day; 39.4％ of them from half an hour to one hour; 11.5％ one to two hours; 5.6％ over two hours; and 6.2％ just have‘no’housework to do．

　　“Most of my time after school should be spent on my homework, and I don't have time to play．Even on weekends, my parents ask me to stay home to study．I can't go to see a film, watch TV or play with other children．My parents never say to me about anything to do with the housework．Sometimes I feel I have the duty to do something to help my parents, but they just get everything done for me,”said Yang Ming, a sixteen-year-old student．

　　Experts think this won't change much unless the College Entrance Examination(高考), which adds much pressure(壓力)on high school students, is changed．

1．Wang is often asked to do some housework, isn't he?

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2．What do the most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do according to the report?

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3．How many students never have any housework to do?

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4．What do most parents think is the most important for children?

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5．What does Yang Ming like to spend his time doing after school?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

Dear Aunt Julia,

　　I have so much to tell you! Remember last summer when I told you that I was planning to enter the TeenSay Magazine essay contest? Well, I entered, and my essay,“Improving Community(社區(qū))Safety,”won! The prize was a weekend trip to New York City, with a visit to the TeenSay officers to see how they publish the magazine each month．Three of us were chosen to go from Texas：two other contest winners, and myself．

　　My mom took me to the airport for the flight to New York, and I have to admit I was nervous! I've flown before, but never without my parents．But when we got to the airport and met the other people in our group, I relaxed．The group leader, Ms Alvarez, was really friendly and easy to talk to．She is in charge of marketing and special promotions(促銷)at TeenSay Magazine．While we waited for our flight, she described the activities we'd be participating in that weekend．She also introduced me to the other contest winners．Irene is from Arlington, and she's 13 years old like me．She won a prize for the series of photos she took when her family drove across the country last summer．The other winner is a 15-year-old boy named Eddie．Eddie won the TeenSay community spirit award for cleaning up and improving the neighborhood parks in his town．Irene and Eddie both seemed like a lot of fun．Before our plane even took off, we were laughing and telling jokes like we'd known each other long ago．

1．What was the prize for the winners of the contest?

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2．Why was the writer nervous at the airport at first?

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3．What is Ms Alvarez's job?

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4．The three winners all won the prizes for their essays, didn't they?

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5．How did the writer feel before the plane took off?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　The biggest cause of global warming is that the carbon dioxide is released when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burned for energy．So when you save energy, you fight against global warming(and save money, of course)．Here are some easy steps you can take to keep the world clean：

　　★Choose an efficient vehicle．(A)買車時(shí)，選擇污染最少的，most well-organized vehicle that meets your needs．

　　★Drive as little as possible．When possible, choose other methods(B)________ driving(taking a bus, biking, walking, ect．)and join your everyday jobs together so you will make fewer trips．

　　★Buy energy-efficient appliances(家用電器)．Remember that fridges use the most electricity in the home．Today's fridges need less than(C)a quarter of the energy of the models built 30 years ago, so an upgrade could mean huge energy savings for your family．

　　★Choose renewable energy．If you live in a state you can choose your electricity supplier, pick a company that products at least half its power from wind, sunlight energy and other clean sources．

　　★Buy clean energy certificates．(D)Another way that can help encourage the renewable energy market and cut global warming pollution is to buy a“wind permit”or“green card”, which stand for clean power．

1．將畫線部分(A)譯成英語：________．

2．在(B)處空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~組：________．

3．寫出能替代畫線部分(C)的短語：________．

4．將畫線部分(D)改寫為同義句：Another way ________　________ encourage the renewable energy market…

5．在文中找出最能解釋本文的主題句：________．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　School children are asked by their parents and teachers to study harder and harder．And competition among students themselves is growing in most schools in China．In my opinion．competition in school does more harm than good to students．

　　While visiting a German city, I was invited to attend a parent-teacher meeting at a school．Parents were told at the meeting that their children's school grades were kept as personal information and were protected by the law, and that the school would not give away the students' marks, nor would it report them to the parents．It is their view that a successful school should encourage children to learn happily without pressure(壓力)．A student's intelligence(智力)and ability will be judged later by the competition in society．

　　In China, ranking students according to their examination marks has been used to encourage students study harder．

　　A friend of mine told me about a parent-teacher meeting she attended with her daughter who was in Grade 2．At the meeting, a teacher read all the students' marks in different subjects．Good students came first and poor ones came last．And in front of everybody at the meeting, the teacher gave warning to those poor students and their parents．

　　From this comparison, I conclude that teachers and school leaders in China ought to learn a little more about children's psychology(心理學(xué))and show their students more respect．Such competition among students for higher grades is unhealthy and should not be encouraged．

1．What does the writer think of the competition in schools in China?

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2．Why doesn't the German school report students' marks to their parents?

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3．Does the writer agree with the opinion that a student's intelligence and ability would be judged by competition in society?

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4．What do you think of the way the teacher behaved at the Grade 2 parent-teacher meeting?

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5．What is the writer's advice to the teachers and school leaders in China?

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